Dawson Turner
1775–1858
Botanist and antiquary. Father-in-law of William Jackson Hooker. Studied cryptogamic plants and algae. After 1820, directed his attention to the study of antiquities and formed an extensive collection of manuscripts, autographs, and drawings. FRS 1802.
Source
DNB.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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